VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
The Kaluga Volkswagen (VW) plant has announced that it will launch a full assembly line, following up the Volkswagen Tiguan and Skoda Octavia with a new VW economy model. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was one of the first to see the new model during his visit to the plant.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is arriving in Russia for a private meeting with Vladimir Putin, a source close to the Italian Prime Minister told RBC. The reason behind the visit was Berlusconi’s desire to wish his Russian counterpart a happy birthday, albeit belatedly. The Russian and Italian leaders are set to informally discuss “geopolitics and energy,” the newspaper II Journale, owned by Berlusconi, wrote recently.
In September, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched an initiative aimed at restoring the population of the Central Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus ssp. Saxicolor) in Russia’s Caucasus region. Mr Putin personally placed two male leopards into an enclosure where they will soon be accompanied by females. At a government presidium meeting yesterday, he enquired about his leopard friends with Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev.
The issue of timber-export duties may very well sour Russia’s relations with Finland or foreign investors soon.
Last week the ruling tandem again communicated with Russian citizens through the media. It again demonstrated the trend observed by NG: the Russian journalists are given unsophisticated propaganda vinaigrette, whereas their foreign counterparts are offered chef’s specialties. As usual, President Dmitry Medvedev makes the vinaigrette whereas Prime Minister Vladimir Putin surprises the public with gourmet dishes.
It seems the Russian government and banks will soon be lavishing loans on citizens. Another meeting on economic issues chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has indicated that credit organisations are ready to provide loans with interest rates of 8% to 12%. The government is considering a one year extension for subsidized car loans and even doing away with the car price limit of 600,000 roubles.
Stalin’s descendants have lost their court case to protect the honour and dignity of the Leader of the Nations, Joseph Jughashvili (Stalin).
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received FIFA President Joseph Blatter at the Government House yesterday to discuss Russia's prospects for hosting the 2018 World Cup match. Our special correspondent ANDREI KOLESNIKOV was present at the meeting and came away believing that Russia has a real chance of winning its bid for the championship.
As soon as Russia officially entered its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, the President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, got on a plane to Moscow. Vladimir Putin waxed lyrical on how the life of Russians would improve if FIFA awarded the game to his country. Mr Blatter was moved and said that although Russia’s bid was still in the second echelon, the chances were very good. Experts say the championship would cost Russia a minimum of 260 billion roubles.
The issue of excessive administrative procedures was raised anew at Thursday’s government meeting. In spite of the actions taken by the country’s leadership, agencies continue to make conducting business a “nightmare” in Russia. Vladimir Putin discussed the disappointing results of an inspection of monitoring and oversight agencies carried out by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
